During the civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, the quest for civil rights by African Americans and other groups of color reverberated throughout the United States and the world, including within educational professional and research organizations, such as the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Council of…

Education and assimilation seem intimately connected; education either supports assimilation or thwarts it. But these paradigms assume a model of cultural vitality that depends on what one scholar aptly terms "tenacious adherence," over time, to an unchanging cultural or religious tradition. Taking the example of the Jewish community and Jewish…

This article critiques the treatment of disability as cultural difference by the theorists of the "social model" and "minority group model" of disability. Both models include all of the various disabling conditions under one term--disability--and fail to distinguish disabilities from cultural differences (e.g., race, ethnicity, or gender…

School failure and early school dropout particularly affect members of certain minority groups such as the gypsy population. The obstacles that must be overcome for the members of these groups appear to be related to the discontinuities between the values and goals of community family life and those of the school. This article presents an analysis…

The prevalence of learning disabilities amongst South Asian communities in the United Kingdom is thought to be almost three times higher than in any other community. Despite this, service utilisation amongst this group remains low and working cross-culturally can pose unique challenges for service providers. The experiences of South Asian families…

This paper explores the concept of good practice in integrating education in divided societies. Using Northern Ireland as a case study, the paper draws on data from eight schools (both integrated Catholic and Protestant, and separate) that are identified as exemplifying good practice in response to cultural diversity. Analysis is provided through…

The starting point for this article is, What are the hegemonic models of man and woman that educational practices are orientated toward in gypsy communities (models that are often in conflict with mainstream schooling institution's models of socialization)? We do not find the collectivism/individualism approach for explaining socialization in…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore whether the way mental health is conceptualized by older Iranian immigrants can influence their mental health-related practices. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 Iranians who had immigrated to the United States after the age of 50. The findings from this study revealed…

Applied psychologists who provide services to nations composed of multiple and widely varied cultural groups face certain ethical dilemmas that would not arise in more homogeneous societies. These ethical dilemmas revolve around the concept of population generalizability, which refers to the applicability of research findings across different…

The paper addresses problems in identifying giftedness in culturally diverse populations. Among topics considered are (1) the relationship of certain performance criteria to established educational models, (2) the effect of selection processes using performance criteria on identifying children from disadvantaged backgrounds, (3) the effect of…

Takes universal approach to multicultural counseling. Discusses definitions of culture and multicultural counseling; examines cultural bias of western-style counseling and current trends in field of multicultural counseling; presents common themes within "minority" groups; presents examples of transcultural models for multicultural…

Moves beyond the dual perspective model and beyond medical and ecological systems models to suggest a sociocultural approach and presents a three-stage model for practice with minority clients. Suggests that practice with minorities focus on the degree and kind of dislocation--social, cultural, or sociocultural--suffered by individual clients.…

Two techniques for personnel selection are presented. The first is a graphical technique which non-technical personnel can use in deciding the number of minority applicants to admit to an institution. The other is a large scale computer technique which an institution can use to increase personnel diversity including cultural factors. (Author/DEP)

Examines the field of multicultural counseling as a new model in counseling theory and suggests that, although there has been a heightened awareness in multicultural counseling theory, recognition of the cultural and political context of human development has been slow. Argues that the progress made has only been in theory and research, not…

Focuses on the problems that family therapists, typically middle-class and from the majority culture, may have in adopting culturally sensitive perceptions and appropriate techniques. Discusses critical issues in culturally conscious family therapy and presents classical family therapy techniques as they might be modified for Mexican-American or…